Description
In apport before 2.37.0, an improper privilege management vulnerability allows an unprivileged local attacker to gain root privileges on systems where automatic crash reporting is enabled. The automatic crash report processing pipeline runs as root and executes ldd on the attacker-controlled ExecutablePath field of a crash file placed in the world-writable /var/crash directory, causing the dynamic loader to load and execute an attacker-supplied audit module specified by the ELF's DT_AUDIT tag. This allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges and fully compromise the affected system.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | apport | 2.9.0 – < 2.37.0 | 2.37.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | apport | No fix yet | — |